Surname Ancelj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ancelj families are Croats (from Lepoglava area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Ancelj live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Meljan in Lepoglava area (10), Varazdin (<10), Sracinec in Varazdin area (<10), Pula (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ancelj (including: Ancely , Hanzely , Ancelly , Anzeli , Hanzelj , Ancelli , Anzheli , Anzelj and Anzely ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. "Ancelli " is used by small number of people in Italy and small number of people in the United States. "Hanzely " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Slovakia , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Hanzeli " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Ancelj, Miroslav Ancelj, Snježana Ancelj, Nikola Ancelj, Anka Ancelj, Gabrijel Ancelj, Boris Ancelj, Mirko Ancelj, Dragica Ancelj, Milan Ancelj, Anica Ancelj, Mladen Ancelj, Mihael Ancelj, Franc Ancelj, Slavko Ancelj, Štefica Ancelj, Verona Ancelj, Franjo Ancelj, Janica Ancelj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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